Contemporary era · 2016
2016 Kaikōura earthquake
The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake was a Mw 7.8 earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC). Ruptures occurred on multiple faults and the earthquake has been described as the "most complex earthquake ever studied".
- When
- 13 Nov 2016
- Where
- New Zealand
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, CC BY-SA 4.0